Japan refrains from escalating yen warnings as the currency nears 160 per dollar, signaling a strategic shift with implications for crypto and risk assets.

Japan spent a record $73.6 billion defending the yen, but USD/JPY keeps testing 160. A likely BOJ rate hike on June 16 raises intervention risks.

TOKYO, June 2 : Japanese financial authorities held back from stepping up verbal warnings on the yen on Tuesday even as it neared the key 160-per-dollar mark, a restraint analysts…

Japan refrains from escalating yen warnings as the currency nears 160 per dollar, signaling a strategic shift with implications for crypto and risk assets.

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 3 : Underlying dollar strength pushed the Japanese yen back to the key 160 level on Wednesday, prompting verbal warnings from authorities and keeping traders…

LONDON, June 3 : Renewed strength in the dollar pushed the Japanese yen back to the key 160 level on Wednesday, prompting verbal warnings from authorities and keeping traders on…

TOKYO, June 5 : Japan is ready to respond appropriately at any time on foreign exchange and reserves the right to take "decisive action" against excessive volatility, Finance…

TOKYO, June 5 : Japan is ready to respond at any time on foreign exchange and reserves the right to take "decisive action" against excessive volatility, Finance Minister Satsuki…

HONG KONG, June 5 : The Japanese yen is testing the 160 barrier on Friday, prompting pushback from Japanese officials, while the U.S. dollar is on track for a weekly gain as Gulf…

The Japanese yen is testing the 160 barrier on Friday, prompting pushback from Japanese officials, while the US dollar is on track for a weekly gain as Gulf tensions fuel…

Japan signals readiness to step into currency markets if the yen weakens further. The currency is nearing a critical 160 per dollar mark. This comes after significant yen-buying…